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An agreement has been reached between businessman Nana Kwame Bediako popularly known as Cheddar and retired American boxer Floyd Mayweather for the latter to visit Ghana, ghanaweb.com can reveal. A source close to the ‘billionaire’ has told GhanaWeb that the former world welterweight champion will be in Ghana next month. According to our source, Mayweather will be in the country ...

All sport in Italy has been suspended until at least 3 April because of coronavirus, the country’s prime minister Giuseppe Conte has announced. This includes Serie A but not Italian clubs or national teams participating in international competitions. Serie A – Italy’s top flight – had already said all games would be played behind closed doors until 3 April. Conte ...

Ronaldinho Gaucho, the former Brazil and Barcelona soccer star being held in a Paraguayan jail for using a falsified passport, is being investigated for additional crimes, the prosecutor leading the case said on Sunday. Osmar Legal did not clarify what the crimes were but told the Brazilian news site Globoesporte that “there are indications that other crimes were committed” by ...

Nigeria’s Football Federation (NFF) says medical facilities at all clubs must be checked before matches can go ahead, following the death of a player on Sunday. Nigerian footballer Chineme Martins, 22, died after collapsing during a game for his club Nasarawa United. Martins fell unconscious, unopposed, during the second half of Nasarawa’s league match against Katsina United. “The player was ...

As the competition approaches the final eight, a draw has already been held to decide the fixtures The FA Cup quarter-final draw was held on Wednesday night with the highest-profile match up seeing Chelsea travel to Leicester City later this month. In the other confirmed fixtures so far, Sheffield United will host Arsenal and Newcastle United welcome current FA Cup ...

With the north London side facing a complete reconstruction under Jose Mourinho, their star forward would be open to joining the Red Devils Tottenham striker Harry Kane would consider a move to Manchester United this summer, Goal has learned, as he would prefer not to stay at Spurs while they undergo an extensive rebuild. Kane is understood to be reluctant ...

Embattled former President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) Kwesi Nyantakyi, is disappointed to learn of the charges brought against him by the state in relation to the Anas Aremeyaw Anas Number 12 exposé, Lawyer for the accused, Charles Puozi has revealed. Lawyer for the ex-President of the FA told Kasapa 102.5 FM that it’s quite surprising that Nyantakyi is ...

Spanish-born Ghanaian striker Iñaki Williams has narrated how his refugee parents ended up in Bilbao, Spain. Williams was born in Bilbao, Spain, to Ghanaian immigrants Félix and María in 1994. The 25-year-old recounted how his parents travelled across the Sahara from Ghana to Melilla and received help from a stranger before ending up in Bilbao where he was born. “Because ...

Former Ghana skipper Asamoah Gyan has revealed that he let go a lucrative deal with English side Manchester City in order to play in the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Ghana hosted the rest of the African continent during the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations. Asamoah Gyan was one of the key members of the Black Stars because he ...

The former Barcelona and PSG star was detained in the South American country after allegedly producing false documentation Brazil legend Ronaldinho has been arrested in Paraguay for allegedly using false documentation to enter the South American country. The 39-year-old, who won the World Cup with Brazil in 2002, was detained in the Resort Yacht & Golf Club Paraguayo along with ...